WHAT WE OFFER

  • Workshops & Trainings

    We deliver workshops and trainings to students, staff, and student/study associations, where we create safer spaces for intimate discussions about attitudes towards boundaries and consent. In doing so, we provide participants with practical skills to support survivors, prevent future violence, dismantle stigma, and improve social safety.

  • Community Engagement

    We vitalize community engagement by hosting Peer Educator training sessions and recruiting our own Student Boards, who are in charge of awareness campaigns and events.

  • Consultancy & Advice

    We provide institutions, organizations, and associations with consultancy on projects and policy work.

  • Survivor Support Groups

    We run support groups for survivors of sexual violence called CARE in collaboration with The Safo Space, Anesteia Tsagkalidou, and Nila Roustayar.

  • Research

    OBOV aims to gather updated data on how prevalent sexual violence is at universities through surveys. The results allow OBOV to get a general picture of the scope of the problem, and if necessary, enables OBOV to leverage with university stakeholders or to hold institutions accountable for their lack of action through evidence and numbers.

  • Guest Lectures

    OBOV has delivered various guest lectures at universities across the Netherlands. Topics presented include Queering Consent; Sexual Violence in the University Context; Domestic Violence; Violence Against Women; Survivor Support; Allyship; and more.

Workshop Menu

All costs include customization and
intake meetings. Student Workshops are VAT Exempt (student prices shown below).

Workshops for all audiences
2 hours

  • Small Group €550
    (10-20 Participants)

  • Medium Group €660
    (21-50 Participants)

  • Large Group €770
    (51-100 Participants)

  • Extra Large Group €880
    (101-150 Participants)

Boundaries, Communication, & Consent

This workshop aims to help participants gain a better understanding of their own personal boundaries and how to communicate them in social situations. Topics that are addressed include: the diversity of experiences people have, the ways in which our unique personal identities and situations shape our boundaries, and how we understand those of others.

Bystander Intervention

Bystander Intervention training teaches individuals how to recognize and safely intervene in situations they feel the need to act upon. Examples include encounters with bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, micro-aggressions, or other types of unacceptable and transgressive behavior. This workshop develops participants’ skills to intervene in a variety of challenging, real life scenarios and strengthens their assertiveness in both personal and external experiences.

Allyship

Allyship is one of the most important approaches you can take to contribute to better campuses, workplaces and communities. This workshop explores some complex situations that are relevant to university life and forms the core introductory module for participants seeking to establish inclusive cultures.
Topics of discussion include bullying, harassment, and discrimination.
(Single gender or mixed gender versions available)

Active Listening

Active Listening helps in recognizing other people’s perspectives, feelings, and experiences. It empowers our community to foster a culture of respect and compassion, and being an active listener equips you to support survivors of any form of trauma. This workshop develops participants’ active listening skills and supporting survivors methods.

Alcohol and Party Culture

This workshop focuses on the role of alcohol, party culture, and peer pressure in relation to consent and sexual violence. It explores the different social norms that can negatively impact student life and how we can improve social safety during parties and in our communities.

 

Student Leadership Training
€1320

4 hours or modules of 2 hours, 20 participants
for Student Leaders, co-created with Beyond Equality

This training is designed to empower student leaders to understand their roles in creating inclusive and safe cultures in their associations. It incorporates a blended learning offer, including: a membership survey, action planning, education on core topics, exploration of association specific strengths and weaknesses, and a follow-up consultation.

 

Specific Staff Workshops

  • 1.5 - 2 hours

  • €847 (incl. VAT)

  • 10-15 participants

    • can be modified for a group up to 30

Teaching for Inclusion & Social Safety

  • Specifically dedicated at dealing with tutor-student relations.

  • Will provide a framework to explore and understand cultural norms, attitudes, stereotypes and power relations.

  • Pragmatic skills for setting up safe learning environments, managing difficult classroom discussions, supporting students, and turning crises into moments for learning.

Foundations of Allyship & Inclusion

Leadership workshop for departments, research groups, teaching coordinators or other leadership positions among staff. Engages participants in an exploratory discussion of their departmental structures and culture, and equips them with frameworks for action. Modules available for more in depth exploration, pragmatic approaches, and action plans for: creating inclusive cultures for all staff, recognizing areas of difficulty and vulnerability, explicit and implicit hierarchies and power structures, reporting systems, and responses to complaints.

 

 Key Components of All Workshops:

  • Productive Terminology
    (to prevent victim blaming and harmful language)

  • Sexual Violence Myths
    (to dismantle stigma and stereotypes)

  • Help-seeking Options
    (inside and outside the university)

  • Basic Active Listening skills

 

This content is facilitated in all workshops so that every participant leaves with background knowledge and theory on: sexual violence and its prevention, available support systems that can help in both non-emergency and emergency situations, and active listening skills to support survivors.

“I really found the information useful. It was presented in a very clear way and made me more aware about the topic.”